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Gospel Partnership: Week of Blessings
Gospel Partnerships: Bridging Racial Divides in the Name of JesusPastor John Ronel of the Oaks Fellowship gives an update on how the congregation has been impacted by COVID-19, stories from the Week of Blessings, and how our two church bodies are working together to...
Planting Might Oaks
Planting Mighty OaksPastors John Ronel and his wife, Francoise Kayari Ronel, know what it is like to flee for your life in the middle of the night, to live with no electricity or refrigeration, to cook every meal over an outside fire, and to live with your entire...
Macedonia 2019: Day 5 & 6
Macedonia 2019: Day 5 & 6We kicked off the weekend with a high energy Kinetic English class and a center FULL of kids! English class consist of song and dance to the tune of familiar American songs such as “The Hokey Pokey” and “If You’re Happy and You Know It.” We...
Macedonia 2019: Day 3 & 4
Macedonia 2019: Day 3 & 4Update from the Macedonia Team: We spent the morning cleaning the street outside the Shift Center. As Fredy put it, “We want to show them that it isn’t just our spiritual life that has been changed, but our environment as well.” We cleaned up...
Macedonia 2019: Day 2
Macedonia 2019: Day 2 Isaiah 55:8-12… “So my word goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” Our Eastminster team met with the Shift Center team to begin the morning with a...
Macedonia 2019: Day 1
Macedonia 2019: Day 1We started our travel with a nice long stretch in Chicago due to a delay in our flight, which provided a good opportunity for us to get to know each other a bit more. Andy, Rob and Jeff got to see who the cribbage shark was, while Hannah and Jamie...
A New Home for The Oaks
by Lynn Ward, RIOT team lead In 2016, Session approved a plan to establish a new team under the Local & US Missions Council. The team was to focus on serving the needs of refugees and immigrants who had settled in Wichita. The new team, dubbed RIOT...
Nebraska Day 4
Nebraska: Day 3Today we got the chance to go to Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. They have many exhibits that we can’t find in Wichita such as the Desert Dome (a massive glass geodesic dome housing the world’s largest indoor desert!), Creatures of the Night (a...
Nebraska Day 3
Nebraska: Day 3 Hello from Avery! Today we went back to the house we were at yesterday and finished up some yard work. We had a few encounters with snakes and worms while working on a number of projects, from chopping down trees and chipping them up, to clearing out...
Nebraska Day 2
Nebraska: Day 2God orchestrated so many things for our mission trip even before we arrived in Nebraska. About two years ago, a team from Eastminster, which included my family, came to Bellevue to help Avery Presbyterian with a Christmas Eve Service. As the animated...
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Coronavirus Updates
Update overview: The church building is closed and all services and activities are canceled until further notice. Click here for resources >> Thursday, March 19Dear Eastminster family,As situations across the country are continuing to evolve, we want you to know...
Weekly Lenten Readings
Lent Devotionals Weekly readings developed by Eastminster member and seminary student Ben Davis. Use them to guide your study, reflection and prayer in preparation for Resurrection Sunday.Christians are a pilgrim people, we live on the move with Christ as we journey...
In Remembrance of Me
by Joseph Wimer “Do this in remembrance of me.” Six words. That’s all I need for most of you to know that to which I am referring: Communion, The Lord’s Supper, Eucharist. Whatever tradition you come from, or whatever you choose to call it, this phrase has a unique...
Coming This Fall: Thursday Nights
Coming This Fall: Thursday Nights We’re excited to announce Eastminster is launching another worship service alongside our Sunday morning offerings, Thursday evenings at 6:30 in the Student Center, beginning September 5. by Matt Jaderston There are moments in ministry...
Preparing for Pentecost
Preparing for Pentecostby Joseph Wimer This coming Sunday, churches around the world will celebrate the Day of Pentecost - the day the first followers of "the Jesus way" were filled with the Holy Spirit. What an experience it must have been to be present for the...
Resources for Entering Lent
by Joseph Wimer This coming Sunday is the first Sunday in the season of Lent, and in all three services we will be receiving new members into the Eastminster service. Quite appropriately, Pastor Stan will be preaching on the significance of renewing our covenants with...
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Coping with Grief at the Holidays
Coping with Grief at the Holidaysby Pastor Mike Goolsby The Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays can be stressful enough just dealing with all the details and traditions that normally accompany them. This year, the pandemic and not being able to celebrate the holidays...
Class of 2023 Officer Candidates
Class of 2023 Officer NomineesView Photos & Bios >>
Leading with Wisdom and Grace: COVID Infection Protocols
Leading with Wisdom and Grace Our COVID-19 Safety/Infection ProtocolsRecently our elders have been wrestling with the question facing all leadership teams this year...what if someone tested positive for COVID-19 after they were at church? First, we have safety...
Do You Have to be Male to Preach?
Do you have to be Male to Preach? By Dr. Henry Lederle The church in the U.S. has had a longstanding debate on ordaining women to pastoral ministry. It is my desire in this article to make a contribution to this discussion from the perspective of favoring the...
EPC Call for Lament and Prayer
A message from Tom Werner, Moderator of the 38th General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, calling for June 8, 2020, as a Day of Lament, Fasting, and Prayer: Recent events surrounding the wrongful deaths of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breonna Taylor in...
Class of 2022 Officer Candidates
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Tech Team Opportunities
Tech Team OpportunitiesWe would love for you to serve with us! Whether you are able to serve once a week or once a month, there are positions for all skill levels, ages and schedules. No prior experience in tech roles is necessary. Contact Nick Hofmeister at 634.0337,...
Redemption Stories
Redemption Stories These stories were submitted by members of Eastminster to declare and demonstrate the goodness of God and how he redeems every part of our lives. Though we couldn't share them all in the video shown on Easter, we wanted to publish them all here as a...
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Student Worship Project
Student Worship Project Hey students. I know this is a bit of a crazy time. Our lives haves been turned upside down. There is a lot of fear, anxiety and unknowns in the world right now. It’s easy to get swept into the frenzy. As Christians, we have a unique voice in...

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